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Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Passaic, Passaic County. The school has 446 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Passaic City School District school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 enrolls 446 students across grades K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% Asian and 3.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 405 | 91% |
| Asian | 17 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 3.6% |
| White | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
445 of the school's 446 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 443 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 36, state house district 36.
Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 is one of 20 schools in Passaic City School District, based in Passaic, New Jersey. The district serves 12,012 students district-wide and employs 1,000 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 446 students, Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 is smaller than the district average of about 601 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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